The island has long been an inspiration for artists and writers, and to further build on this legacy we offer a month’s artist residency. Our mission for this residency is to cultivate an environment where artists have the gift of time and space for the development of their work. We provide a unique, stunning, and challenging environment to encourage artists to draw inspiration from place and take advantage of the solitude that surrounding environment provides. Since 2022 we have been in partnership with the Royal Society of Sculptors to award one of their members this annual residency. We encourage the artist to respond to the island’s elemental beauty and they have access to the natural world around them and an abundant source of wood from the island’s fallen trees. This residency is a unique opportunity to engage deeply with place, material, and practice, in a setting that fosters both focus and transformation.

Mission

Our mission is to cultivate an environment where artists have a gift of time and space for the development of their work. We provide a unique, stunning, and challenging environment to encourage artists to draw inspiration from place and take advantage of the solitude that surrounding environment provides. We offer artists a month of escape from their usual hectic worlds of information overload, a month of regeneration in the wilderness where the days have no end and nothing breaks into their trains of thought. Allowing them respite from their daily stresses and access a deeper understanding of their practice.

We have joined with the Royal Society of Sculptors to offer a members-only residency opportunity. This month long residency on Eilean Shona is for one member of the Royal Society of Sculptors. During the residency the artist will have access to an abundant source of wood from the islands fallen trees and will be encouraged to reflect upon and respond to the natural environment for the full one month period. The 2025 residency award winner was Amanda Cornish and took place in March 2025.